Collocating printing member



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@@LLOCATING PRIN-TIN Claude Vr Capers, Atlanta, Ga.4 Applicaticxr January 29, 1947., Serial No. 724,945

This. invention relatesto printing, and ,more particularly to a new and` improved apparatus for reproducing information in a speedy and eicient and economical manner.V

Broadly speaking, there. are two..v principal methods-of printing, these being known as letter press,v and oiiset. printing, the former involving printing from plates or slugs, as for example, printing produced by conventional linotype machines'. This procedure is Widely followed and is generally satisfactory, the principal drawback being, however, in the'cost necessarily arising from theuse of expensive equipment, highly paid operators and proofreaders, thev rental expense of money tied up in large quantities oi metal, and some loss of time resul-ting trom-inlexibility in the overall operation.

Oiiset printing is appreciably cheaper; the Work being done inV this instance from metal plates upon which photographic` negativesY have been solaires; (ci. andassi'- -l ,p

elementsused in practicing the.v instant invention; v

Fig; 2.i`s a plan.' View, fragmentary in part,

showing'the various elements of Figj. `1 in position,

preparatory to photographing;

' Fig. 3 isan enlarged' vertical View', partially in section, and fragmentary in part, taken' along the line 3-if o fFig. 2, lookingin the direction of the arrows i Fig. i is' an` enlarged planz'vi'ew ofA the' type card contemplated to be use d with my invention;

superimposed, said plates being kept moist during the printing opena-tion,` and positive printing resulting from` the areasI of the plateY which accept inki in contrast to those portions which by virtue of being moist will'V not dol so.. Whileprinting. by the lithograph-ic method is, as stated before, more economicahrit has not heretoforei been adaptable togmany operations, as'for example, the printing of telephone' directories and other'l-ists which must be; set npV on an individual basis.

An object of my invention is to read-ily permit the reproduction of information civ this type by means .of oiset printing.

' Another object is to make possible later deadlines in Work of the instant type.

. Still another Objectis to provide simplegapparatus to accomplish the foregoing.

Another object is, to make possible the printing of mailing listsv from central locations, at small cost.

' Another object is to reduce labor costs in printing.

Another object is to eliminate high make-up costs in the production of: lists ot various. types.

Another object is to eliminate costs charged by printing companies for. the rental ot large. quantities of metal used. incasting, of slugs in Letter Press printing.

These andother objects. made apparentduring the further. progress of the, specification. are accomplished by means of the apparatus described herein; aI full and complete. understanding of my invention. being facilitated by reference to the drawings herein, inv which,

Fig. 1 is a composite exploded view of various thereby ,preventing the slips 'from moving or becoming dislodgedwhen theY frame i'sijremoved from y.the guide plataV Upon such removal, the remaining assembly is rigidly clamped together, and the."entire page, photographedfor printing by lithography or relatedmethods.

Referring new to the drawings, for va more detailed, and more. comprehensive explanation', of my apparatus, (,Fig.' 4), it will be seen that l Work from a series of index-like cards. IG. oi' a sizev and shape calculated to fit the requirements of a. given j ob, said cards being formed of any suitable material,l (thin but stout rag paper is excellent) and having punched along their marginal edges a plurality offholes. il., which holes may bek numbered orv lettered, asa matter of convenience in properly aligning them With other elements of theinstantinvention. Five, holesper inch may beoptimum., If desired,` printed guide lines' l2 may befproyided tor the. purposes of establishing. left and right. hand marginsv .of the listingsor other material Iv3,which.may be aliixed to the cards bymearis of a typewriterpbilling machine, Varityper, in long hand,Y or by any other method or machine as deemed desirable.. Cardsv Attention is now directed to master plate I4 of my device, this consisting of a sheet formed of metal or other desired material, and of such dimensions as to meet the requirements of the job to be performed. For example, in the drawing, a three column job is suggested, this being common to many telephone directories. For convenience in handling, cards I may be twice as large Vas the actual material to be reproduced by the lithographie process, which in turn means that plate I4 would be somewhat more than twice as wide and twice as long as the page of the directory being printed.

A series of pegs I5 are positioned at spaced intervals on plate I4, which pegs may be removable, collapsible, stationary, solid or hollow, and which are to possess the desired characteristics for their intended purpose, which is that of guidv ing and positioning cards IIJ in their proper places in the assembly.

A frame I6 (Fig. 1) formed of metal or other suitable material is contemplated to be used with plate I4 in a manner described in detail'hereafter; said frame having a series of apertures I'I, which are spaced in such a manner as to be complimentary to and register with pegs I5 throughout; and frame I6 is also provided with a plurality of spring teats I8, preferably positioned midway between holes I'I and calculated to pass through selected apertures of cards I0.

A glass, or other transparent cover I9, of the same general dimensions as frame I6, is provided with a plurality of bolts 20, which are passed through openings 2i adjacent the corners of said cover, and which are calculated to register with similar openings 22 of frame I8, and 23 of plate I4. A plurality of wing nuts 24 engage bolts 20 in a conventional manner.

In practicing my invention, cards I0 are first prepared as described heretofore. Frame l is then placed upon plate I4 in such a manner that pegs I5 of the latter pass through openings I'I, the two elements then forming a flush t. The iirst card 25 (Fig. 1) is then put at the top of the left hand column so that holes 8 nt over the iirst pegs I5 on either side of the column. The second card 26 is then put directly below this, so that its holes 9 t over the same pegs, this being continued with each card directed and secured in position by one peg on either side of the column, the pegs being so positioned that after the uppermost holes of a card are thus aflixed, the following card will engage successively pairs of pegs with its 1 holes.

When the iirst column is completed, the same procedure is followed with column two, with the left hand edge of card 21 and all subsequent cards in this column preferably overlapping the right hand edges of the cards in the first column. When column two is completely made up, the same procedure is followed in column three, beginning with card 28. This process may be carried out in expended or contracted form to meet the exigencies of any given situation or job. After all the individual entry cards are thus afxed on the frame in the desired arrangement, a proof 29 (Fig. 2) of the desired heading for the material may be mounted in place and glass I9 placed over the frame. Said heading may be mounted by pasting the proof on frame I6, or afxing such in place with transparent adhesive tape, or by other suitable means. It has also been found that in some applications, individual letters may be thus employed to make up suitable page headings. At this time, the Spring teats I8, positioned between the holes of frame I6 pass upwardly through the aligned holes on the cards and press against the glass, thereby facilitating the maintaining of the cards in perfect alignment. Bolts 2B pass through holes 22 and 23, and the entire assembly may now be safely inverted, and plate I4 removed, upon which wing nuts 24 are placed upon bolts 20 and tightened to a point where the entire assembly is firmly and snugly held in position.

The material is next photographed, and suitable plates prepared for printing by lithography or any other related printing process, it being apparent that the combined or completed frame may be photographed as is, reduced in size, or blown up, as desired.

It will be noted that the instant apparatus is subject to various modifications, as for example, under some conditions it may be desirable to eliminate frame I6 entirely, in which event, the cards I0 will be placed directly on pegs I5 of plate I4, and when assembled, bolts 20 of transparent member I9 passed directly through apertures 23, and then secured by wing nuts 24; or it may be desirable in such an arrangement to reverse bolts 20, securing them in upwardly extending relationship in holes 23, and then passing such bolts through openings 2l of glass member I9 and securing such with wing nuts, or in any other appropriate manner at the proper time. It is likewise apparent that whereas for purposes of illustration, 1 have described herein forming of columns starting at the upper left hand Ycorner of my plate, it is apparent that I can just as well start at the bottom of a column and build upwardly, when using cards with desired information affixed adjacent the bottom edge thereof instead of the top, as shown in the drawing (Fig. 4)

It is also apparent that more than one line of information may be carried on any given card, it only being necessary in such event to correlate the holes of the next succeeding card in the'column withA their guide pegs in such a manner as to leave exposed the desired number of lines on the first card, and position the top of the second card adjacent thereto in a conventional manner. In this connection, it should be pointed out that in the interest of securing orderly, uniformly spaced printing, it is in most cases desirable that each line of information appear directly opposite and on center with corresponding holes or perforations in opposite sides of a card; and it is obviously desirable that each line should be printed so that the left and right hand margins of all the cards will be the same in each case, and the lines printed in a pre-determined spot, parallel to the top edge of the card.

Attention is called to the fact that material assembled in the manner disclosed herein may, if desired, be photostated, in cases where general printing of the lists is not contemplated, as for example, when inter-plant use or other limited distribution is in order.

As a further variation, in offices where there are thousands of card files accumulating constantly, inactive card listings may be assembled by my method and photographed on microlm which may be held indefinitely, thereby eliminating substantial file and oiiice space.

Still another application of my invention would permit the home oce of a company to print mailing lists on perforated gummed paper, and by this means, branch` or district offices could be provided with sticker labels already addressed and ready to be placed on mail designated for local distribution. In this manner, the basic les of the home ofiice could be used to provide stickers or labels for branch orlices Without the necessity of addressing envelopes at such points, this in turn insuring accuracy, economy, and more rapid service.

From the foregoing, it is apparent that I have disclosed a new, useful, and unique apparatus for use in reproducing information by a, printing process. That my invention is particularly adapted for use with telephone directories, city directories, catalogs, price listings, mailing lists, dictionaries, and a myriad of other printing jobs,

now customarily done by Letter Press printing.

That my invention permits the doing of this Work by Oiset Printing, thereby eliminating expenses, inaccuracies, and delays inherent in the other method. Actual savings of from 30 to 50% in printing costs are made possible.

While I have herein described in some detail certain printing apparatus, it is apparent that variations and modications thereof my be resorted to, Which changes may be effected without departing from the scope of my invention; and that accordingly, the appended claims are to be accorded a range of equivalents and scope fairly in keeping With my contribution to the art.

I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a generally rectangular master plate, a plurality of vertically extending pegs spacedly mounted thereon, a supporting frame having a plurality of spaced apertures corresponding in position to the pegs of said master plate, a series of spring teats spacedly anchored to said frame, a plurality of cards adapted to be mounted on said frame in conjunction With said pegs and teats, the marginal edges of said cards having holes for -receiving said pegs and teats, the position of the holes in the cards corresponding to that of said pegs and teats, a transparent cover for said cards and frame, and means for rigidly securing said cover to said cards and frame.

2. In a device of the character described, a master plate, a plurality of vertically extending pegs spacedly mounted thereon, a supporting frame having a plurality of spaced apertures corresponding in position to the pegs of said master plate, a series of spring teats spacedly anchored to said frame, a plurality of cards adapted to be mounted on said frame in conjunction With said pegs and teats, said cards having holes in their marginal edges for receiving said pegs and teats, the position of the holes in the cards correspond- 6 ing to that of said pegs and teats, a lglass cover for said cards and frame, and means for rigidly securing said cover to said cards and frame.

8. In a device of the character described, a master plate, a plurality of vertically extending card receiving members mounted thereon, a supporting frame having a plurality of spaced apertures formed therein and corresponding in position to the card receiving members of said master plate, a series of spring teats spacedly'anchored to said frame, a plurality of cards adapted to be mounted on said frame in conjunction with said card receiving members and teats, said cards having holes in their marginal edges for receiving said card receiving m-embers and teats, the position of said holes in the cards corresponding to that of the card receiving members and teats, av transparent cover for said cards and frame, and means for rigidly securing said cover to said cards and frame.

4. In a device of the character described, a master plate, a plurality of pegs spacedly mounted thereon, a supporting frame having a p1u rality of apertures, corresponding in position to the pegs of said master plate, a series of spring members mounted on said frame, a plurality of cards adapted to be mounted on said frame in conjunction with said pegs and spring members, said cards having a plurality of apertures in their marginal edges for receiving said pegs and spring members, said holes being so positioned as to correspond to that of the pegs and spring members, a transparent cover for said cards and frame, and means for securing said cover to said cards and frame in such a manner as to hold said cards securely in place.

f CLAUDE V. CAPERS.

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